PrayerMinder Day 21
Helps to Intercession
By Andrew Murray
What to Pray – For God’s Spirit on the Jews
I will pour out upon the house of David, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and supplications; and they shall look unto Me whom they pierced. -Zech. 12: 10.
Brethren, my heart’s desire and my supplication to God is for them, that they may be saved. -Rom. 10:1.
Pray for the Jews. Their return to the God of their fathers stands connected, in a way we cannot tell, with wonderful blessing to the Church, and with the coming of our Lord Jesus. Let us not think that God has foreordained all this, and that we cannot hasten it. In a divine and mysterious way God has connected his fulfillment of His promise with our prayer. His Spirit’s intercession in us is God’s forerunner of blessing. Pray for Israel and the work done among them. And pray too: Amen. Even so, come Lord Jesus!
How to Pray – With the Intercession of the Holy Spirit
We know not how to pray as we ought; but the Spirit Himself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. -Rom. 8:26.
In your ignorance and feebleness believe in the secret indwelling and intercession of the Holy Spirit within you. Yield yourself to His life and leading habitually. He will help your infirmities in prayer. Plead the promises of God even where you do not see how they are to be fulfilled. God knows the mind of the Spirit, because He maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. Pray with the simplicity of a little child; pray with the holy awe and reverence of one in whom God’s Spirit dwells and prays.
Today is day 21without watching the news, I never expected to really do this but I did. I had been having some terrible
nightmares and I mean really bad. I have been sleeping so much better and the nightmares are gone, they went way when I quit watching the news channels. Pastor Mark, thank you for putting your time and energy into this project as it has helped me and I’m sure it has helped others. Debbie
Hi Debbie,
One of my goals for this is that we would focus our attention on God as the answer to the world’s problems. We all know this to be true, but the reality is that the “news” invades our lives on a daily basis and infuses worry and strife. It magnifies any real problems and always presents it in a way that seems unsolvable. As with anything that is not necessarily evil in small doses, when given in large doses, it can be very harmful to us spiritually. I believe God will honor our time praying for others and focusing our attention on Him as the only answer.
Pleasant dreams, Pastor Mark